hydroelectric

[ hahy-droh-i-lek-trik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.

hydroelectric

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ; -ˌiːlɛk-; ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk /

generated by the pressure of falling water
hydroelectric power
of or concerned with the generation of electricity by water pressure
a hydroelectric scheme

First recorded in 1825–35; hydro- ¹ + electric

We made big things like steel for ships and tractors and turbines for hydroelectric plants.

To make a living, he gets a job as a manager at a hydroelectric plant.

Greetings from Manitoba, the Saudi Arabia of untapped hydroelectric potential.

My National Post column urges the government of Ontario to consider hydroelectric power instead of wind turbines.

The great hydroelectric dams, the hundreds of steam turbines, the heavy-metal atomic reactors—all useless for power purposes.

We shall then have an opportunity that never before has been given us to develop the hydroelectric possibilities of the country.

The other ten per cent according to the Commission's plan will be hydroelectric power.

Maybe Crane figured Taber's scalp was too small a price to pay for the hydroelectric plum.

The rivers have a high potential for the generation of hydroelectric power.

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